Nature & Culture Capability
Capability Aims |
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| Students develop a solid foundation of knowledge of the biological and earth sciences of the nearby natural environment.
Students develop knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and European peoples past and how they shaped the nearby natural environment. Students develop a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect for places, people, cultures and environments. |
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Biological & Earth Sciences, Historical Knowledge, Environmental Change |
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Biological & Earth Sciences |
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| Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems.
Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. |
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Historical Knowledge |
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| Intended and unintended causes and effects of contact and extension of colonisation of European powers on Aboriginal people. | |
Environmental Change & Management |
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| Causes and consequences of environmental change in Australia.
Aboriginal approaches to custodial responsibility and environmental management in different regions in Australia. |
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Achievement Standards – by the end of Level 10 |
Biological & Earth Sciences |
| Students analyse how biological systems function and respond to external changes with reference to the interdependencies between individual components, energy transfers and flows of matter.
Students describe and analyse interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres. |
Historical Knowledge |
| Students analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and explain their significance. |
Environmental Change & Management |
| Students predict changes in the characteristics of places over time and identify implications of change for the future. |